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Why we can’t trust smartphones anymore
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Mike Elgan
www.computerworld.com - Your smartphone may contain secret “features” that leave you vulnerable. I’m not talking about accidental design flaws that hackers might exploit. Security issues have always existed. They represent …
The new 'Star Wars' game temporarily removed the feature that caused a massive backlash
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Joel Comm
www.businessinsider.com - EA has temporarily backed off a controversial plan that players feared would give those who paid real money an unfair advantage in "Star Wars Battlefront 2," the flagship new game in the franchise of…
Google’s Pixelbook is wasted on Chrome OS
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Android Community
www.slashgear.com - The status-quo in laptops has been upended. The MacBook Pro, once the darling of what seemed like every mobile user, has soured many with Apple’s resolute transition to next-generation ports and cont…
How to Convert 8,37% of Your Visitors into Email Subscribers (Case study)
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Retireat21
weekhack.com - If you read blogs about business or listen to business/marketing related podcasts, I bet you noticed that everyone says: Here’s what Pat Flynn and Jon Acuff say: Pat Flynn (75,000 subscribers): “When…
Blogger Outreach Tips: How To Write Outreach Emails That Don't Suck
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Retireat21
bloggingwizard.com - Note: this post has been rewritten from the ground up for 2017. Blogger outreach is one of the most effective ways to promote content, secure guest post opportunities, acquire backlinks and more. Mos…
Why You Should NOT Publish Audio Podcasts on YouTube
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Pat Flynn
theaudacitytopodcast.com - Many podcasting tools offer the ability to automatically crosspost your audio podcast to YouTube. Here are eleven reasons I think you shouldn't do that. I often use the term “fake video” to describe …
Microsoft's Newest iPhone App Uses AI to Help You Learn Chinese - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Microsoft quietly launched an interesting new app for the iOS recently. The company’s latest iOS app helps users learn and improve their Chinese speaking skills. It doesn’t have any fancy names, and …
MS Office Built-In Feature Could be Exploited to Create Self-Replicating Malware
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Reg Saddler
thehackernews.com - Earlier this month a cybersecurity researcher shared details of a security loophole with The Hacker News that affects all versions of Microsoft Office, allowing malicious actors to create and spread …
Find your red-eyed fans
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - I’ve been thinking about token sale marketing lately mostly because it’s been so bad. I’ve gotten hundreds of emails asking me to be an ICO advisor or evangelist or influencer primarily because the I…
Makers or breakers?
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - For decades technology companies have enjoyed a near-unbroken run of great publicity. Products and services are lauded as shiny and covetable. Adoption is couched as inevitable. Direction goes unques…
The FCC’s case against net neutrality rests on a deliberate misrepresentation of how the internet works
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - The FCC has just published the notice of proposed rulemaking that would roll back the 2015 Open Internet Order establishing net neutrality. Its first and primary justification for doing this is a way…
How bad decision making could undermine good innovation
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Here’s a scary thought for decision makers inside large organizations grappling with digital transformation. You can actually be innovative and have mechanisms in place to react to disruptive forces,…
Here's How the End of Net Neutrality Will Change the Internet
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Guy Kawasaki
www.wired.com - Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon may soon be free to block content, slow video-streaming services from rivals, and offer “fast lanes” to preferred partners. For a glimpse of how th…
AT&T and Comcast lawsuit has nullified a city’s broadband competition law
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - AT&T and Comcast have convinced a federal judge to nullify an ordinance that was designed to bring more broadband competition to Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Metro Council last year passed a "…
Star Wars: Battlefront II review: Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope [Updated]
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - I've tried to give the new video game Star Wars: Battlefront II a fair shake, and I tried to do so through three types of fandom, at that. I really dig Star Wars—and I've generally appreciated when t…
Fantastic Arcade celebrates weird gaming—dancing bears, haunted NESes, and all
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Wait, what is this totally normal NES doing at this indie game dev? We knew Atlus is a Japanese game developer, but we'd never come across this cabinet before. AUSTIN, Texas—Genre-celebrating Fantast…
The agony and the ecstasy: a review of the Zune Flash
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Microsoft Zune Player, 8GB Manufacturer: Microsoft (product page) System requirements: Windows Vista or Windows XP, PC with USB 2.0 port Price: $199 (Shop.Ars) Personal media players aren't often com…
Original iPhone Developer Explains Why You Should Shut Down Your Background Apps
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Joel Comm
www.inc.com - When we were kids, we were all told to put away our toys after we've finished playing with them. It takes time (and a lot of nagging) but eventually the message gets through. We still hear it when we…
Google Shopping Makes it Easier to Discover, Research, and Compare Products - Search Engine Journal
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Reg Saddler
www.searchenginejournal.com - Google Shopping ads have been updated with a suite of new features that enhance the discovery, research, and comparison of products. With mobile shopping on the rise, so too is the amount of research…
7 Techniques To Increase Instagram Engagement
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Reg Saddler
www.socialmediatoday.com - Since its inception, Instagram has pioneered the visual appeal of social media. Its visceral platform has resonated with a younger demographic, which still accounts for the majority of its users. Fas…
Firefox will soon flag sites that have been hacked
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Reg Saddler
www.engadget.com - Troy Hunt, the security expert behind Have I Been Pwned, confirmed the news, tweeting that "yes, we're doing some awesome things with @mozilla and @haveibeenpwned." The update is still in the early s…
Games Roundup: Because we live to point you to great Android games
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Our objective here with our weekly roundup of games is to make sure that you never run out of interesting and enjoyable games to play. Or if you’re looking for a quick way to kill time before your ne…
Tell Your Employees To Avoid These 6 Hacker Traps This Holiday – Cal Net Technology Group
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Jeanette JOY Fisher, DPP
www.calnettech.com - Holidays are stressful enough without having to worry about your business. As employees prepare for the long weekend, they’ll be swapping Black Friday shopping tips, recipes, and travel plans. But di…
The 10 best tablets you can buy in 2017
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Raymond Philippe
www.techradar.com - Update: The best tablet you can buy has changed again in 2017 thanks to the debut of the Apple iPad Pro 10.5 and New iPad, as well as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3. Tablets are having a comeback story th…
Deloitte Digital’s CMO Is Claiming Territory Long Held by Traditional Shops and Holding Companies
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - Alicia Hatch plays to win, embracing substantial risks to reap big rewards at Deloitte’s agency group, as it continues driving deep into territory long held by traditional shops and holding companies.
Think Having A Mac Protects You From Cyber Attack? No Longer
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Raymond Philippe
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk - Mac versus PC, Apple versus Android. It’s a war that’s born a thousand memes, hundreds of advertising campaigns, and billions of search queries. In the security game, Apple have always had reasonable…
Move On, It's Not That Bad Afterall
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.lifehack.org - Are you facing adversity – setbacks or trials in life? Do you feel overwhelmed by the feeling of losing someone or something invaluable in your life? If yes, then Option B: Facing Adversity, Building…
Best running gadgets 2017: the top fitness tech to help you run better
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Raymond Philippe
www.techradar.com - Running is simple, right? You just put one foot in front of the other, and then rinse and repeat. Preferably in quick succession. However, there is nothing, no matter how simple and intuitive, that c…
Dry Weekend Draws Shoppers Even as Online Sales Boom
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.newsmax.com - The driest Thanksgiving weekend in five years may have helped holiday shopping, despite an overall decline in foot traffic. But some shoppers just took notes in the hopes of finding an even better de…
Snapchat quietly releases new filters based on what you're snapping
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James Hickey
mashable.com - Too lazy to be creative with Snapchat? Well, there's a new feature for you. Snap quietly launched new filters that recognize what's being snapped and provide a contextually relevant border or sticker…
Why the Portuguese argument for Net Neutrality doesn't work - Hot Air
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Chris From Wisconsin
hotair.com - There is a claim floating around the Web, claiming several plans offered by a Portuguese phone company will come to America because of the repeal of Net Neutrality. California Congressman Ro Khanna a…
US Regulator Sees No Symmetry in Moscow's Response to Pressure on RT, Sputnik
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Chris From Wisconsin
sputniknews.com - MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) responsible for such US media as Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) views the Russian law on foreign a…
Ignored By Big Telecom, Detroit's Marginalized Communities Are Building Their Own Internet
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Mike Elgan
motherboard.vice.com - Being stuck without access to the internet is often thought of as a problem only for rural America. But even in some of America’s biggest cities, a significant portion of the population can’t get onl…
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